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When working from a photograph, the idea is not to slavishly copy it, but rather to reinterpret it within a system that allows it to become an aesthetic object. A good painting has its own requirements that a photograph does not always fulfill. #culturepainting #artisticinspiration #composition
Composing from a photo is not about copying. It's learning how to transform an image into a painting. Many amateur painters work from photos... but a photo doesn't think like a painting. It records. Painting, on the other hand, constructs. In this reel, I show you how to reinterpret a photo using real compositional tools: golden ratio, ovals, obliques, rhythms, directions... In other words: how to move from a submissive image... to a constructed image. Because painting isn't just about reproducing what you see. It's about organizing, prioritizing, linking and transforming. And this is often where painting really begins. #culturepainting 1TP5Artistic inspiration #composition
Recently, in our private exchange group, I commented on the work of a student from the Culturepeinture community, who posted various stages in the execution process that one goes through when painting with a certain conscience. #culturepeinture #composition #peinturemoderne #inspiration artistique
We often think that all colors are the same... But in reality, there is a natural hierarchy of intensities. Primary colors are, by nature, more dynamic, more saturated, more powerful than secondary colors. And the secondaries themselves have more presence than the tertiaries. In other words: not all colors have the same weight, nor the same energy. To understand this is to begin to paint better. But there's another, more discreet problem... For several years now, the industry has been producing increasingly ambiguous colors, using inferior pigments or mixtures that should never have existed. For example, “ultramarine cobalt” blues... But ultramarine and cobalt are two very different tones. Why do such mixtures exist? Often for reasons of cost, not for pictorial reasons. And when manufacturers think first as industrialists rather than painters, it ends up blurring our perception of tones, intensities... and therefore of the paint itself. That's why it's essential to learn to recognize the true nature of colors. And if you're looking for a very good brand, with beautiful pigments, I can already tell you about this one: Golden. #culturepainting
When working with color, it's useful to know certain concepts: intensity, value, temperature and luminosity. Among other things, this enables you to control contrast intensities. I offer my students a number of exercises to help them clarify and master these concepts. This often takes them a step further. #culturepeinture #peinture #artabstrait #peinturecontemporaine
Many thanks to all the African artists who regularly share their paintings with me. It's always a joy to discover your worlds, your sensitivity, your energy and your commitment to painting. I'd like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude, support and strength in your artistic journey. Keep creating, keep searching, keep deepening your language... your work deserves to be seen. Thank you for your trust and for sharing.
Here's a slightly technical video, an extract from the last summer workshop. It talks about certain aspects that may seem incomprehensible, but which are real questions when you're consciously working on a painting. I hope it will be of interest to some of you. #culturepainting #artmodern #composition
Behind what seems spontaneous, instinctive, almost wild... often lies a very profound construction. In this ink by Zao Wou-Ki, I show my students how elements of structure, rhythm and even circles appear that are invisible at first glance. An extract filmed during my internship in Ferrières-en-Gâtinais in 2025. What if there was more to a professional artist's painting than meets the eye?
There are places where you learn to paint. And then there are places where you learn to see. At the Artquarium in Geneva, you don't just come to “make a painting”. You come to discover that painting is a language. A language that is demanding, profound, structured... and infinitely alive. Here, there are concentrated silences. Looks that doubt... then understand. Hesitant gestures that become sure. Students who, little by little, are no longer copying - they're building. We talk about shapes. Contrasts. Depth. Rhythm. But above all... We're talking transformation. Seeing my students make this language their own, seeing them move from fuzzy intuition to clear awareness, is without doubt the greatest joy of my profession. Thank you to each and every one of you for your trust. The adventure continues. 🎨 Artquarium - Geneva Painting is a language. And you can learn it. 1TP5Culturepainting 1TP5Painting 1TP5Artistic inspiration
Here's a technical video on the different types of representation, modelling (illusion of volume, classical painting), modulated flat tints (variations and modulations in planes, from the Impressionists onwards) and flat colors (contemporary painting). 1TP5Painting #culturepainting #artmodern #artcollector
Knowledge of the technical aspects of painting is essential for painters who want to create with greater awareness. As I always say, painting is not just about creativity, emotion and spontaneity. #rothko #histoiredelart #culturepeinture #artmoderne #expressionismabstract #joanmitchell
After the Second World War, something broke in the history of painting. Classical harmonies no longer suffice. Fall, dissonance, chaos, heteroclism - not as gratuitous disorder, but as a new language - appear. Through this work by Nicolas Dostal, I analyze these new harmonies, often invisible at first glance. Without the reading codes, you think you're looking at chaos. With the tools, we discover a sensitive architecture, a profound coherence, a demanding beauty. Painting did not disappear after the war. It just changed its grammar. And learning to read it means learning to see differently. #culturepeinture #peinture #histoiredelart #artabstrait #nicolasdestael
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